How much does a mezcalero make per bottle?

About this episode

This episode explores the earnings of mezcaleros and the economics of mezcal production.

Even the lowest-priced bottles of Mezcal aren’t cheap. So that means the people making those spirits are making better money than the people making other spirits, right? Right??? Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest Linda Sullivan of seynasecreto with wisdom from Devin Adams of Mezcal Mala Mia , Dalton Kreiss of Maguey Melate , and Anonymous Contract Brand Owner . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Lou Bank

Guest: Linda Sullivan

Topics covered

• mezcal
• agave spirits
• rural Mexico
• bartending
• spirits industry

Keywords

• mezcal
• mezcalero
• agave
• spirits
• bartenders
• rural Mexico
• production costs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: seynasecreto, Mezcal Mala Mia, Maguey Melate

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